The health benefits of fish oils & fats

The health benefits of fish oils & fats

cholesterol

Cholesterol seems to be a dirty word. Doctors tell us we need to lower our cholesterol levels. They’ll tell you that “cholesterol will block your arteries and cause a heart attack!”, and “Don’t eat food high in cholesterol”.

Doctors came to the conclusion that cholesterol was bad for you after seeing fatty deposits in arteries of people that died of heart disease. But maybe that is like blaming firemen for fires? I mean they are always at the scene ;)

But, did you know that up to 50% of people who have a heart attack have low cholesterol?

Did you know that some cholesterol is good for you?

Did you know that some of the cholesterol that doctors tell you is bad for you , is not? The tests that doctors routinely carry out do not give enough information to know whether there is any health risk to yourself.

The truth is, out bodies actually need cholesterol and healthy fats to thrive. This section of the site looks at how krill & fish oils can help maintain healthy levels of cholesterol in your body.

Most people would agree that saturated fats are unhealthy and lead to heart disease, because that is what doctors and governments have told us for decades. So why are heart disease and other chronic illnesses reaching epidemic proportions? Have doctors got it wrong? Have we inadvertently been eating an unhealthy, dangerous diet all this time? Read on to find out.